Friday, October 26, 2012

BLOGGER'S QUILT FESTIVAL

Hello to all of you visiting the Bloggers Quilt Festival, organized by Amy of Amy's Creative Side.
 This time around, I am featuring my "Bird on a Wire" quilt inspired by Quilt Mania magazine.
(for those of you who have seen this, please bear with me)


I hand pieced some of the quilts, then appliqued them down. The rest of the quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted by me.





This was my first attempt at quilting with wavy lines,  and I am happy with the result.


I enjoyed every minute while working on this quilt. It hangs in the nursery that I put together for my grand girls.  It measure 37" square. I think this would best fit into the baby quilt category, or the wall hanging category.

There is a button at the top right of the side bar. To see all the quilts, click on the button and it will take you there. Enjoy the rest of the festival, and thanks for stopping by : )

quilt stats:
#105
37 x 37
hand and machine appliqué
quilted by Carla
baby quilt
wall hanging

95 comments:

Amy Friend said...

This is wonderful! You put so many terrific details into it.

Jocelyn said...

Oh my!! This is just TOO CUTE! I love it!

Nat at Made in Home said...

This is such a great quilt - the birds remind me of the Ferm Living sticker I have in my bathroom.. http://www.ferm-living.com/wallstickers/lovebirds

Lindsey said...

This is seriously so cute!!

Cindy Sharp said...

Beautiful!

beaquilter said...

this is sooo cute

Debbie said...

This is such a unique and fun quilt!! Thanks for sharing it again!

Deborah said...

Yay! It's one of my favorites!

Unknown said...

Really cute and interesting quilt!

Amanda said...

I love the falling sock!

Heather D. said...

I subscribe to your blog so I would have come across you today eventually anyways, but this little quilt stood out to me amongst the hundreds already entered in the festival. It's so unique, so cute. I just love it.

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

Thanks for sharing this beautiful quilt again, it was so much fun to watch when you were working on it!

Anonymous said...

What a cute quilt! I love all the little quilts, the socks, the dresses. Adorable.

Teje Karjalainen said...

Carla, I'm happy to see this quilt here in the festival! It's so beautiful, unique and well made! It's going to be perfect for children's room, even I could watch it any other room, too. x Teje

Taya@TypeB said...

What a fantastic idea! I love the fussy cuts and the biridies! Thanks for sharing it!

CitricSugar said...

I am actually quite happy to see this one again! It's just so cute. I love it.

sherry said...

i really love this quilt

mle said...

This is so cute Carla! The details are amazing!

Irelle said...

Love this quilt!

Anonymous said...

So cute! Thanks for sharing with us!

Live a Colorful Life said...

I never EVER get tired of looking at this quilt. it is just phenomenal!

Patti said...

So much beautiful work Carla! I love it!

Kelly said...

Such a cool quilt!

Kelsey said...

One of my favorites!! So many sweet details :)

Marit said...

I don't mind seeing this again:)

Kristy @ Quiet Play said...

Love this quilt! So sweet and love all the little details included in it!

Eileen said...

That's one of the neatest quilts i've ever seen! So sweet to have from gramma! I love it. Your little quilts are precious. Thanks for sharing and have a great day

Heidi Staples said...

This is probably my favorite of all your quilts, Carla. The detail and thought you put into it just make it glow with happiness!

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

so cute. It is surely a showstopper and so darn clever

Karen said...

It's a gorgeous quilt. There is so much detail in all the parts. I can imagine it looks lovely hanging on the wall.

Calicojoan said...

I saw this in Quilt Mania, but never dreamed that I could do it. This quilt is so much fun to look at, that I just might have to give it a try. Your my inspiration!!! And I thank you!

trish said...

Such a great quilt!! :o)

Kathleen said...

I love this. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Lynne said...

This turned out super!! I love all the quilt minis hanging on the line.
Nice quilting too!

Emma said...

What a delightful quilt! Your grand girls are very lucky!

Carol E. said...

Oh, it is wonderful! (I love the sock falling off the line, but I especially love the giraffe quilt. I have that same fabric!)

Lisa said...

I love this so much! So so sweet!

felicity said...

It's a beautiful quilt!!

serendipity said...

What a lovely quilt. The wavy quilting really brings it to life.

Sunshine Girl said...

This is fabulous - it caught my eye from the linky list, I love to use birds on a wire in my papercrafting but havent yet used them in quilting - something I feel must do soon! Thanks for sharing. #263

Teresa in Music City said...

Love your quilt Carla! It is whimsical and fun!!!

Ariane said...

I love this quilt!! It is beautiful!! I love looking at all the details you added to this quilt!

Anonymous said...

This is adorable So creative and the color is luscious!

Simply Sandy said...

Love the whole idea of this quilt. It looks much bigger in the picture. Makes those quilts on it that much more impressive!

April said...

so darling! the little birds are so sweet.

Marie said...

This is just spectacular - you did a really beautiful job of it, and it's such an interesting pattern.

Jennifer D said...

This is so cute! What creativity you have! Great job!!

(I'm over from the bloggers festival. I'm #364 if your interested.)

Heidi Grohs said...

I am so glad to see this as your entry. It is one of my favorites of yours Carla!!!!

Rene' said...

How fun!!! I just love this with all the terrific details. Beautiful quilt!

Shay said...

You had me as soon as I saw your header picture....

You used so many different techniques in this quilt- hexies, appliqué, those glorious tumblers. I love it. It really is a work of art . Love those pops of colours too.

Your wavy quilting rocks. Wavy quilting is my favourite kind.

Jolanda said...

Sweet quilt. I really love it.

Cherry Sprinkle said...

I have this magazine and this is on my 'to do' list too! Yours is gorgeous! I really love the little mini quilts :)

Amanda said...

This is a great way to do a sampler quilt! It's really fun!!

Shontelle said...

Such an awesome quilt - and by the look of all these comments, I'm not the only one to think so!

vexa said...

This is so pretty! Love the birds!

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

I love this quilt!

The Cozy Pumpkin said...

Ridiculously cute!!! :)

a maidenhair fern said...

What a fun quilt! I love the birds, and Lucy's crab shack. Great Quilt!

Cindy said...

Great job!

Sew Lovins said...

Wow, What an inventive qilt! I lOVE it!! The ittle quilts are so cute.

Amy, a redeemed sheep said...

OH! I love this quilt! It's so clever!! Who doesn't love birds? =)

I have enjoyed looking at all your quilts. I am now a follower...You work is amazing...Love the string quilt in your header....

JuneBug said...

This is a really lovely quilt, with great details. I think you should enter it into the wall hanging category too, because it's so artful and looks great vertically.

Dolly said...

This is just precious. I'm crazy for it.

I love the idea of it being in the grandkids nursery. Just perfect !

Sharmond said...

I love this quilt! Do you subscribe to Quiltmania? I noticed it's an international quilt magazine and not sure how to get it.

Sharmond said...

I love this quilt! Do you subscribe to Quiltmania? I noticed it's an international quilt magazine and not sure how to get it.

Cynthia said...

Cute quilt! Love the birds!

Lily said...

Love seeing it again as it is soooo creative!!

Danih03 said...

Beautiful! Now I want to make one! So clever

Rebecca said...

What a fun quilt! LOVE the birds!

tusen said...

I know it and I love it!

Unknown said...

So cute! A clever way to incorporate a bunch of different blocks

Shari said...

This is great! I love it. Good luck with the Festival!

Anonymous said...

I love this. It's really wonderful. I think you should "appliqué" to your best categories; you're allowed to choose 3!

Andy said...

I love this quilt - my favorite part are the tiny little socks hanging from the line!

Sheila said...

Love it.

becky said...

This is a great quilt you did a FANTASTIC job.Thank-you for sharing

grapes and hearts said...

Oh so cute. Love your baby quilt and that "organic" quilting!!!

Lindsey said...

I'm so glad your quilt got nominated!! You have my vote. =)

Little Island Quilting said...

Well done for being a finalist. I voted ;-)

bohemiannie! art said...

I totally LOVE this quilt!

Carla said...

Congratulations on being a finalist in the baby quilt category, Carla! You got my vote!! I'm a finalist too, in the 2 color quilt division. It must be our name, huh?

cinzia said...

What a fantastic quilt! great way to showcase diffrent 'blocks'. I like that you combined hand sewing and machine.

Cindy said...

Very pretty quilt! I love the originality of this. Congratulations on being a finalist!

Sandra said...

what a charming quilt, love all the mini quilts. The grands must really enjoy it.

Come see my Batik Tulips #46
and my antique zigzag-a-licious quilt #23

Anonymous said...

So happy to se you made it to the finals! I still love it!

Lindsey said...

Congratulations on your win!!! I am so happy for you. =)

Robin said...

What a fun quilt! :) Such wonderful details-- and I love those birds! Congrats on your well-deserved win! :)

Anonymous said...

Congrats!!! A win well deserved! :)

Caroline

Cathy said...

Congratulations!!! It is a wonderful quilt!

cat in tassie said...

Congratulations on your win! I think your quilt is wonderful - I love it!

Ronny said...

Yay! You won! Congrats!!

Amy Friend said...

Congratulations on your win!!

Bente-I like to QuiltBlog said...

Congratulation, this is indeed a winner quilt, so beautiful details, wunderbar!

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

I've just stumbled on this quilt via Pinterest - what a great idea - love it!

eileensideways said...

i love this, so creative